Rye 75 IPA is a tribute to our friends along Interstate 75. The complex malt flavor in this IPA is afforded by a blend of pale barley, rye, and caramel malts. Rye 75’s malty sweetness is balanced with the spicy malt flavor from a generous addition of rye malt. In addition to its big malt profile, Rye 75 is balanced with an equally assertive dose of American hops yielding 75 IBUs. The additions of Cascade and Columbus hops, not only bitter this beer, but also lend a very citrus and floral flavor and aroma.

Taste is toasted caramel malts and honey, then faint grassy hops and lots of vegetative bitterness. This tastes like a watery barleywine with minimal hop presence.

Medium bodied, low carbonation, watery. Maybe the worst part of this beer.

Drain pour. This was just not a good beer. I don't know what the boys of Bluegrass Brewing think an IPA should taste like, but this is not what I think an IPA should taste like (or any beer for that matter).

Aromas of light sweet caramel maltiness with lesser notes of herbal and grassy hops; faint spiciness from the rye.The taste begins with sweet honey and light caramel maltiness but quickly shifts to floral, grassy and herbal bitterness. The finish lingers for a long time unpleasantly and has this metallic characteristic; mouthfeel is light and watery with not enough carbonation. Overall this is one of the worst examples of beer brewed with rye I have had to date; I wonder if freshness is an issue. I wish every craft beer over $5 had a date on it so people wouldn't waste money on beer past its prime.

Poured this 750 mL brown bottle into a Sam Adams glass. No date. A slow boil created an upward cascade of tan head which left lots of sticky lace. The body was a murky tawny brown.

Smell was spicy with a pleasant sourness.

Taste was malt sweetness. The creeping bitterness lingered in the finish. Tobacco leaf flavors. This one leans toward the malts rather than the bitterness, which for me is unfortunate, I prefer the hops end of the spectrum.

Mouthfeel was slick and somewhat creamy. Medium to full body, really I think a lighter body would suit this style better. I would like to try this on tap.

A- Pours a dark copper with a creamy beige head that dies quickly. Leaves a nice amount of healthy lacing.

S- Sweet aroma of citrus hops combined with some boozy white grapes. A bit of nuts.

T- Relatively sweet and malty and first, followed by a bite of piney hops. Strong, piney aftertaste. Pretty simple, but effective taste that was enjoyable but needs to be smoother.

M- There's basically no carbonation here, something that I feel would have easied the taste transition a bit more gracefully. Medium-light body for an IPA, but is sticky in the mouth. I did not like the feel of this beer.

O- This was decent. You get a good price-to-taste ratio. It is a shame though, because I feel like they really could have just tweaked the mouthfeel and the harshness of the punch in the taste, as the culmination of flavors would have been great.

A reddish, copper pour, bright. Fluffly white head retained nicely. Hints of citrus can be detected through a dense pine and grassiness in the aroma. Slight sweet malt comes through.Ingredients in this beer seem to fight for flavor dominance. the rye adds an herbal tone to the bite, while the hops meander around citrus and pine. More pine, but perhaps that's the rye that throws in its influence. I would like to see more bite. Nice drinking, alcohol does come in on the end to add another round of kick.

The 2011 Bachelor Party Extravaganza shuffles its way down to the Local Option. Get some! This encounter there pours a mostly clear sunset copper topped by a finger of dirty white foam. The nose comprises toffee, cashews, spicy rye, and a touch of grapefruit rind. The taste holds notes of caramel, very light cocoa, plenty of spicy rye, and then a nice combo zing of pine and grapefruit peel. Those last three elements duke it out in the finish for some time; the lingering isn't exactly the most pleasant experience out there, but it's not too offensive, either. The body is a light medium, with a light moderate carbonation and a fairly dry finish. Overall, a very nice rye IPA, one that harnesses the power of rye spice rather well. Good times.

There's something about the marriage of rye and hops that makes IPA's great.

This lightly carbonated hop bomb pours with a deep copper and just slight of brilliancy. A low-lying head remains creamy and persistent throughout while leaving a lot of lacing behind. A good Enligsh looking cask ale to the eye- handsome and gentlemanly.

The nose is of very rich malts of sun-kissed grains, caramels and sweetbreads. American citrus hops dominate the rim with a spicy, pungent, and earthy rye element. In the end, I get a metalic note that could come from the grains or hops; regardless seems distracting.

The flavor has the aggressive hop bitterness, flavor and bite, compounded and yet balanced by the spicy earthy rye. Malts take hold with solid but non-descript fruitiness, toffee, and maple.

The body of the beer is creamy and probably a bit heavier than it really is because of light carbonation. Still, the beer leaves a bit more residual sweetness on the tongue despite its dry, graham cracker-like finish.

Bluegrass Brewing has always done well with the hoppy stuff. This is another great display of their mastery. Good job!

Pours a clear ruddy copper with a nice amount of lace and a decent head.Smells dark and rich. Lots of hops and a nice backbone of malt. The rye really comes through in the smell. No question there is rye in this.Taste is in your face rye. There is no playing around, trying to find the rye notes. Lots of bittering hops make their presence known but leave a pretty clean finish. Just hints of citrus pine. Feels rich and dense and slick on the tongue.Very easy to drink. A very quenching brew. Looking forward to the Mt. Hood dry hopped as we missed the Kent Goldings version.